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Jennifer August sent us this photo of daughters Danielle and Lizzie standing beneath a 12-foot-7-inch sunflower their grandpa is growing in Algoma Township. That’s a towering flower! Thanks so much sending us a photo!

How tall are your sunflowers? Send them our way! Email your photos with some info to news@cedarspringspost.com. Tell us your name, who is in the photo, and what city/township you live in, how tall your sunflower is. Also tell us anything special you do when planting to make it grow tall.

Jackson Gregory, the son of Peri and David Cordes, of Sand Lake, grew these sunflowers, measuring 11 feet 6 inches from seeds started last June, when he was in Mrs. Moline’s first grade class at McNaughton Elementary. Jackson’s mom said that once the flowers die off, Jackson puts the flower heads on the back fence so that the birds can eat the seeds. Great thinking, Jackson!

If you have sunflower photos you’d like to send us, email them news@cedarspringspost.com.

We received two more sunflower entries this week. One was from Lori Ostrom, of Nelson Township. Grandma Hale and Harlee are standing next to the sunflowers in their garden, with the tallest reaching 11 feet 6 inches.

Marjorie Merritt, of the Village of Sand Lake, also sent us photos of the sunflowers in their garden. She said that this year, she didn’t even plant any sunflowers—they just came up on their own! Her tallest one also reached 11 feet 6 inches.

Thanks to both Lori and Marjorie for sharing their sunflowers with us!

Do you have the tallest sunflower in the area? Send your photo to news@cedarspringspost.com, with “sunflower” in the subject line. Give us a little bit of info about the sunflower, your name and where you live, and we will print it as space allows.

Briena Vanderplow, 7, of Courtland Township, grew this huge sunflower, which she says is “two dads tall!” Thanks Briena, you have a great sunflower going! And thanks to her mom, Michelle, for sending us the photo.

Do you have the tallest sunflower in the area? Send your photo to news@cedarspringspost.com, with “sunflower” in the subject line. Give us a little bit of info about the sunflower, your name and where you live, and we will print it as space allows.

Pam Conley, of Beech Street, in Cedar Springs, sent us this photo of what they think might be the tallest sunflower in Cedar Springs, at 13 feet 2 inches.

Pictured is Grandpa Bob Medford and Caelun Conley amidst the giant sunflowers. What do you think? Do they have the tallest sunflowers? Or do you? Prove it! Send us a photo with a measurement and we will print them as space allows. Send to news@cedarspsringspost.com.

Barbara Kilts, of Solon Township, sent along a photo of her standing next to a giant sunflower in her yard. We don’t know how tall it is, but Barbara is at least 5-foot 8-inches tall, so we know it’s a big one! Barbara planted the sunflower, and now she is drying the seeds for the birds.